Thursday, March 9, 2017

Don Vito Goes to Washington

Despite Mr. Trump’s promotion of blatant falsehoods,
many otherwise rational and decent Republicans will continue to dig for that elemental
truth that must exist at the heart of his lies, or so they need to believe. Doing
that is easier for them than facing the truth of it all, namely that the man
they entrusted with representing and defending their interests and values is
not simply a charlatan but an enemy, witting or unwitting, of these very interests
and values. It’s basic human nature at work here, pure and simple. For this, these
rational and decent Trump supporters will continue to treat the criticism and
alarmism of Trump's opponents as though they were manifestations of the usual political
warfare that has plagued this country since its birth. This is a problem for
sure. People caught in such traps are not easily disillusioned. Trump’s
opponents cannot, should not and will not for their moment of disillusionment –
a development that only their resistance can hasten.

The Delirynth

A rundown of developments from around our labyrinthine world. Readers
are advised to constantly remind themselves that we actually do live in the
world where these things are happening.

The Corleones in the White House

While the mainstream media focuses on the Russia
Gate, for very legitimate reasons, the story concerning Trump’s business interests
in the United States and abroad is no less dangerous. In fact, this might a
much bigger deal, because even when we assume the best of intentions on the Trump
family’s behalf the implications will still be disastrous. There will be rampant
corruption as shady interests groups from all and sundry seek to carry favor with
the Trumps, and the Trumps seek to expand their business interests into new countries
and sectors. For let’s not forget here, the Trumps are actually not armed with
the best intentions.

Trump hotel may
be political capital of the nation's capital. “The $200 million hotel inside the federally owned Old Post Office
building has become the place to see, be seen, drink, network — even live — for
the still-emerging Trump set. It's a rich environment for lobbyists and anyone
hoping to rub elbows with Trump-related politicos — despite a veil of ethics
questions that hangs overhead.”

As for Russia Gate, the main element in
this story here is that Putin is waging war against the U.S. Intelligence
reports corroborate that.

Putin ordered
election hacking, report says. “We
assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016
aimed at the US presidential election,” the report read. “Russia’s goals were
to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate Secretary
Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency. We further assess
Putin and the Russian Government developed a clear preference for
President-elect Trump.”

The question regarding collusion n part of
the Tramp campaign in aiding some of these activities, including the DNC hacks
have been brought about by the unnecessary repeated denials on part of the Trump
campaign of contacts with Russian officials. It’s the denials, not the leaks
per se, that created this impression of collusion. Now, we
just found out that even Mr. Trump seems to have met with the Russian
Ambassador to the U.S. despite his denial. Why deny such meetings when people can
find myriad legitimate reasons for them?

But more vexing than the denials is the repeated
attempt at deflection on part of Mr. Trump. How else can one interpret the
latter’s wiretapping accusations against his predecessors, which reportedly made
FBI Director, James Comey, dance around the Capitol in his skivvies as a sign
of incredulity,
and the skivvies, according to reports, were no longer white.

The Corleones of Syria

But while the Trumps are busy taking the Corleone
franchise to the White House, the Corleone’s of Syria seem to be losing control
over their loyalist militias. No. There’s no mutiny, but the power-sharing
arrangements game and the turf-wars that go with them have gotten far more complex
that the Assads have little sway over them at this stage. Most loyalist militia
leaders are now in direct contact with Iranian and Russian “advisers” and are
more beholden to them for their position and power than to the Assads.

In the meantime, the U.S. continues to deepen
its involvement in the conflict, with a singular focus on ISIS and no clear
plan for what might come after. But at least, the U.S. seems to be talking
to the Russian and the Turks at this stage.

Housing and
Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson refers to slaves as “immigrants.”“That’s what America is about. A
land of dreams and opportunity,” he said. "There were other immigrants who
came here in the bottom of slave ships, worked even longer, even harder for
less.” “But they, too, had a dream that one day their sons, daughters,
grandsons, granddaughters [and] great-granddaughters might pursue prosperity
and happiness in this land.”

The JarKush: A marijuana
blend so potent it will make consumers feel like they can achieve peace in the
Middle East, an illusion which they will maintain right up until they end up
shitting their pants. Despite this embarrassing side-effect, however, the Trump
Administration, and contrary to its stand on the consumption of other types of
marijuana, is said to have legalized the use of the JarKush through a secret
Executive Order.

The Deep State: While
political scientists use this term to refer to the phenomenon of having a
“state within a state,” deliriologists more often use it to refer to the
inherent shittiness that plagues the minds of those often invoking the term,
especially when they do so in defense of some wild accusations made by a
narcissistic leader. For example:the brains of some Trump supporters
are in such a “deep state” they actually believe most of things he says. To be put it in simpler terms, a deep state is a state of affairs perceived only by people whose brains are in deep shit.

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